[Yellow Ranger]

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Originally Posted by Locke

True, but I get his point. I don't like how certain people act like sentai is for adults and Power Rangers is for babies, when the only difference between them is sometimes subbers embellish and add 'fucks' into the dialogue, and every now and then the hero will unhenshin to reveal a bit of uneaten jam in the corner of his mouth.

Why I generally hate fansubs.

[Matrixbeast]

It's most jarring when you hear a similar phrase translated so differently, going from "You punk" to "You shithead," just by your choice of sub group

[XW1n5t0nX]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

It's most jarring when you hear a similar phrase translated so differently, going from "You punk" to "You shithead," just by your choice of sub group

It's always weird seeing the team swear in Sentai. I'm use to it now, but the first time something serious like shit or fuck was said I did a spit take

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

It's most jarring when you hear a similar phrase translated so differently, going from "You punk" to "You shithead," just by your choice of sub group

Perhaps worst of all, is if you watch a show enough to start to pick up certain phrases you start to realise which fan subbers are wrong or not.

[Yellow Ranger]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

It's most jarring when you hear a similar phrase translated so differently, going from "You punk" to "You shithead," just by your choice of sub group

Yup there's a difference between changing a foreign phrase to a culturally equivalent one because the direct translation sounds odd and just making characters swear because it "sounds cooler".

[Grey Warden]

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Originally Posted by Locke

True, but I get his point. I don't like how certain people act like sentai is for adults and Power Rangers is for babies, when the only difference between them is sometimes subbers embellish and add 'fucks' into the dialogue, and every now and then the hero will unhenshin to reveal a bit of uneaten jam in the corner of his mouth.

I've always seen it as sentai shows are for Japanese kids and Power Ranger are for American kids which if you think about it, is possibly more insulting than saying one is for adults and the other for babies.

[GoseiWonder]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

It's most jarring when you hear a similar phrase translated so differently, going from "You punk" to "You shithead," just by your choice of sub group

Even the classic Toku insult staple that is "ONORE" is more or less like hearing a stereo typical villain shout "Curses! Foiled Again!

[Suzu]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

It's most jarring when you hear a similar phrase translated so differently, going from "You punk" to "You shithead," just by your choice of sub group

Well, welcome to the traps of translating the Japanese language.

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Originally Posted by Locke

Perhaps worst of all, is if you watch a show enough to start to pick up certain phrases you start to realise which fan subbers are wrong or not.

Saying one group is "wrong" isn't necissarily true. The Japanese language has very few ways to curse or swear somehow and based on intonation and situation, the gravity of the meaning can vary from "idiot" to "asshole". But basically, it's also a matter of personal interpretation, so in the end, it always depends on what you think the person meant.
It's easy to insult people in Japanese anyway, after all, there's even impolite forms of saying "you".

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Originally Posted by Grey Warden

I've always seen it as sentai shows are for Japanese kids and Power Ranger are for American kids which if you think about it, is possibly more insulting than saying one is for adults and the other for babies.

Not an insult, but rather a lie :P